1. 2 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
    WR = 2st Enduro & CR = 2st Cross

125-200cc Wr125 fork oil

Discussion in '2 Stroke' started by Oldscool, Apr 21, 2016.

  1. Oldscool Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    South Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    None
    Other Motorcycles:
    RM125, SWM RS500R & Superdual
    Hi all, I'm looking for advice.

    I'm riding a 2013 wr125 with kyb oc forks.
    I just gave my forks their first oil change. The manual specifies an oil height of 140mm with Kayaba KHL15-11 oil, that I understand to be 5wt oil. Stupidly I didn't measure the oil height before draining them, doh.

    I've used motul expert 5wt oil. I know different brand oils can be different in viscosity even though they're all labelled 5wt.
    I've set the oil height at 140mm but the oil appears very low in the fork, sitting around the top of the cartridge chamber. I'm wondering what oil height and brand others have used.
    Just for the record I weigh 80kg + riding gear and like long walks on the beach.

    Cheers.
  2. lankydoug Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    MO
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    WR
    Other Motorcycles:
    TM 300en
  3. NCSteve Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Appalachia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    12 WR300 13 WR165
    Other Motorcycles:
    02 XR250R 00 XR100R
    Maxima Racing 5wt @ 140mm is what I just did on the 165, good oil. Not sure what your choices are in Oz though.
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  4. Oldscool Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    South Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    None
    Other Motorcycles:
    RM125, SWM RS500R & Superdual
    Thanks mate.
  5. NCSteve Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Appalachia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    12 WR300 13 WR165
    Other Motorcycles:
    02 XR250R 00 XR100R
    If you do go for Maxima, I just recently found Maxima 5wt standard fork oil (IIRC) which I haven't used. What I'm using, and I think others too, is Racing Fork Oil.
    :cheers:
  6. Oldscool Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    South Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    None
    Other Motorcycles:
    RM125, SWM RS500R & Superdual
    I went riding today, track was a mixture of sand whoops with hidden rocks, hard pack with square edge bumps/holes and sharp rocks.
    I've always been happy with the forks in whoops, but a cant believe the difference in sharp impact absorption a simple oil change can make. No more head shake, no more jarring wrists, no more gritting teeth when you see a hole in the braking area. Woohoo!!
    I went with standard oil height and weight so I had a known starting point. I did bottom harshly once on a large (for me) jump to flat landing, so I'll add 10ml of oil to each leg and probably call it done. No wonder there's bugger all threads on fork settings compared to the number on jetting. Lol
  7. NCSteve Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Appalachia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    12 WR300 13 WR165
    Other Motorcycles:
    02 XR250R 00 XR100R
    Same here, got lucky and hit a sweet spot with the forks on the 300 early on. Couldn't believe the improvement. Still fine tuning the 165. Found some interesting info the other day: http://www.4strokes.com/technical/race-sag/
    :cheers:
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